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whatever it takes to get what rick scott wants. mr. sawyer is the resisting local elections official. he happens to be a republican. he told "the miami herald" that it is clear that rick scott is trying to intimidate him. but he said that the attempt is not working. he is not scared. that lone republican supervisor in south florida stands out, not just in florida, but in republican politics at large. i mean, the standard used to be that republicans supported the voting rights act. now texas republicans are openly calling for the repeal of the voting rights act in their state platform. this weekend in the same interview where he offered his theory about rape and pregnancy, congressman todd akin suggested that the states should be allowed to do whatever they want with elections. >> elections have historically always been a state thing. and i didn't realize how important or how good that was until we had that very close race, a second race with george bush, and you had something that goes wrong in florida, and i'm thinking, boy, it sure i
whatever it takes to get what rick scott wants. mr. sawyer is the resisting local elections official. he happens to be a republican. he told "the miami herald" that it is clear that rick scott is trying to intimidate him. but he said that the attempt is not working. he is not scared. that lone republican supervisor in south florida stands out, not just in florida, but in republican politics at large. i mean, the standard used to be that republicans supported the voting rights act. now...
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we have elizabeth warren coming up from massachusetts taking on scott brown. here's the place for politics. now back to "hardball." >>> we're back. when mitt romney chose paul ryan as his running mate he not only plunged it back into the spotlight but nationalized every house and senate race in the country. now paul rien is a -- and the democratic attack strategy will be on the opponents and his record of that. anyway, joining me now is elizabeth warren who is in a hot race with scott brown for that massachusetts senate race. elizabeth, miss warren, it's always great to have you on. it seems to me that scott brown won with his truck and barn coat or his barber coat and visual iconic appeal. he didn't win on ideology. is this going to plunge this election back to a philosophical difference between you and him? this ryan deal? >> well, you know, the romneys picking ryan for his running mate has certainly made clear what this election is going to be about. you know, the vision of the republicans is now clear, cut taxes for billionaires and big corporations and le
we have elizabeth warren coming up from massachusetts taking on scott brown. here's the place for politics. now back to "hardball." >>> we're back. when mitt romney chose paul ryan as his running mate he not only plunged it back into the spotlight but nationalized every house and senate race in the country. now paul rien is a -- and the democratic attack strategy will be on the opponents and his record of that. anyway, joining me now is elizabeth warren who is in a hot race...
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thank you, republican senator scott brown. the massachusetts democratic party is out today with an attack ad against scott brown nevertheless linking him to paul ryan. the republican party in montana is running an ad in their state touting the fact their republican senate nominee voted against the paul ryan plan because they said paul ryan's plan, quote, could harm the medicare program so many of montana's seniors rely on. that's the republican party of montana running that ad. these are republicans running against paul ryan. bragging that they didn't vote for this toxic paul ryan kill medicare thing. heather wilson, the republican nominee for senate in new mexico was careful to tell her home town newspaper, i didn't agree with everything in the ryan plan. i was concerned with some of his approaches to medicare. even slightly wacky linda mcmahon is running away from the paul ryan plan saying she would never support a budget like that. my friend steve benin who writes at maddowblog.com has had a useful framing for thinking abou
thank you, republican senator scott brown. the massachusetts democratic party is out today with an attack ad against scott brown nevertheless linking him to paul ryan. the republican party in montana is running an ad in their state touting the fact their republican senate nominee voted against the paul ryan plan because they said paul ryan's plan, quote, could harm the medicare program so many of montana's seniors rely on. that's the republican party of montana running that ad. these are...
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congressman alan west of florida trying defend his support for the ryan budget and then scott brown of massachusetts, candidates like george allen and mcmahan are scrambling to distance themselves. joining me now -- and guy cecil, executive director of the -- gentlemen, thank you so much for joining me. all right, rob, let's get right to it. traditionally, medicare is an issue that's been an advantage. it's not surprising that republicans with the ryan budget don't want to have this conversation cht but you've got the romney team that put out a new ad today, we'll talk about that. but you've also got the national republican campaign committee having put on this presentation with guidelines for candidates to try to decrease the advantage their democratic opponents would have and their video shows lessons learned from polling and previous races and my favorite part is, it says you should use third party validaters. credible ones like your mom. let's take a look at this candidate who did just that. >> he will protect medicare benefits for seniors now and in the future. >> i approve this m
congressman alan west of florida trying defend his support for the ryan budget and then scott brown of massachusetts, candidates like george allen and mcmahan are scrambling to distance themselves. joining me now -- and guy cecil, executive director of the -- gentlemen, thank you so much for joining me. all right, rob, let's get right to it. traditionally, medicare is an issue that's been an advantage. it's not surprising that republicans with the ryan budget don't want to have this...
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as you hear what scott says and as a former navy s.e.a.l. and pentagon official, what do you think the damage that the leaks have done to the president and his administration? >> well, you know, it's interesting that we do agree that operational security is an absolutely critical, critical issue and needs the upmost care and focus. but i would say that the disclosure video that is out there, it's not only misguided ins approach but also less than intellectually honest in its delivery. i've never seen a speech so heavily edited as they put in there, the president's speech. i would ask each viewer to go out and actually watch the president's speech again and see what he said. because, again, i agree with their viewpoint that operation security is absolutely critical and important but not the way they are going about it. the interesting thing about operational security, it takes -- if you look at many innocuous pieces and they are put together, could frequently lead to sensitive or critical or classified information. >> right. >> the biggest so
as you hear what scott says and as a former navy s.e.a.l. and pentagon official, what do you think the damage that the leaks have done to the president and his administration? >> well, you know, it's interesting that we do agree that operational security is an absolutely critical, critical issue and needs the upmost care and focus. but i would say that the disclosure video that is out there, it's not only misguided ins approach but also less than intellectually honest in its delivery....
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and co-author of "the real romney," scott helman. there is a consensus opinion throughout the media about mitt romney's vice presidential pick. the "wall street journal" headline read "mitt romney is going with a bold choice." the boston globe, "he went bold." the l.a. times, "a bold choice." the washington examiner, "romney goes bold with ryan as vp pick." the huffington post, "ryan is a bold pick." politico, "a bold choice for romney." you get the idea. but just how bold was the choice? four months ago, mitt romney had to clarify to a crowd in wisconsin that paul ryan was not, in fact, one of his sons, despite looking the part and being the same age as romney's oldest son, tag. now paul ryan is governor romney's running mate and today is pushing ryan out of the campaign nest to fight for their ticket on his own. ryan will hold his first solo rally in just a few hours in des moines, iowa. while president obama is set to speak this hour, just over 100 miles away in council bluffs. team romney is already creating distance between the
and co-author of "the real romney," scott helman. there is a consensus opinion throughout the media about mitt romney's vice presidential pick. the "wall street journal" headline read "mitt romney is going with a bold choice." the boston globe, "he went bold." the l.a. times, "a bold choice." the washington examiner, "romney goes bold with ryan as vp pick." the huffington post, "ryan is a bold pick." politico, "a bold...
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ryan supported governor scott walker's radical plan to end collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. that's just the tip of the iceberg. under ryan's watch, his wisconsin district has seen a number of manufacturing plants close. for instance, in 2010, a chrysler plant in kenosha, closed. 575 jobs lost. in 2008, a delphi plant was closed in oak creek, wisconsin. hundreds of people lost their jobs. also in 2008, a general motors plant in janesville was shut down. roughly 5,000 people lost their jobs there. you know what ryan did? he stood silent on the sidelines while all of this was going on. bottom line, this guy is an outsourcing, not a fighter for the workers, not a fighter for the middle class. he has no record of showing anything like that. for more, let's turn to james hoffa. internation brrth hood of teamsters and larry cohen, president of the communication workers for america. >> great to be here. >> let me just say that it has to be stated, president obama can't win without labor. the democrats can't win without labor. you have the infrastructure, you have the commun
ryan supported governor scott walker's radical plan to end collective bargaining rights for public sector workers. that's just the tip of the iceberg. under ryan's watch, his wisconsin district has seen a number of manufacturing plants close. for instance, in 2010, a chrysler plant in kenosha, closed. 575 jobs lost. in 2008, a delphi plant was closed in oak creek, wisconsin. hundreds of people lost their jobs. also in 2008, a general motors plant in janesville was shut down. roughly 5,000...
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. >> i'm proud tonight to announce as well a very prominent role for governor scott walker. my governor from wisconsin. your governor too for that matter, greta. >> the big exciting announcement from reince priebus is that not six republican governors, but seven republican governors will be speaking at the republican national convention. did you know him from wisconsin? breaking news and flashing red lights. everybody freak out. just for the record there is such a thing as a major announcement. they do exist in the world. >> the god particle, a discovery at the world's biggest atom smasher that says big as they get in the world of science, what does it tell us about our world? the announcement today in geneva, hailed as one of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time. >> this is big, this is really big. >> the long sought holy grail of the subatomic world. >> just for context's sake, discovering the god particle is a major announcement. we have killed osama bin laden. that's a major announcement. we have landed on the surface of mars. that's a major announcement. this
. >> i'm proud tonight to announce as well a very prominent role for governor scott walker. my governor from wisconsin. your governor too for that matter, greta. >> the big exciting announcement from reince priebus is that not six republican governors, but seven republican governors will be speaking at the republican national convention. did you know him from wisconsin? breaking news and flashing red lights. everybody freak out. just for the record there is such a thing as a major...
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scott brown said he should drop out of the race. sean hannity tried to coach akin out of the race, but akin, he wasn't having it. >> to me, i am very concerned and i know many other conservatives are as well, because they have all written me today, that if you stay in this race and this becomes the defining issue of the race and there is a timeline now in play here, that this could then put the entire state of missouri, this senate seat, and even the top of the ticket in jeopardy in missouri. have you thought this could be the defining issue in the campaign which would serve as, you know, a potential loss for a senate seat? >> my sense is people will understand when you tell them, look, i'm not perfect. >> we'll see if that's strong enough. let's bring in sam stein, political reporter for the "huffington post" and joan walsh with us tonight, editor-at-large for salon.com and author of the book "what's the matter with white people?" >> great to have both of you with us. joan, you first. hannity is trying to get akin to drop out of th
scott brown said he should drop out of the race. sean hannity tried to coach akin out of the race, but akin, he wasn't having it. >> to me, i am very concerned and i know many other conservatives are as well, because they have all written me today, that if you stay in this race and this becomes the defining issue of the race and there is a timeline now in play here, that this could then put the entire state of missouri, this senate seat, and even the top of the ticket in jeopardy in...
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and the governor of ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. plus, the man whose job it is to help president obama defeat the romney/ryan ticket, chief strategist for the obama campaign, david axelrod. and finally, full analysis on what this all means for the remaining 86 days of the campaign. with us, editor of the national review, rich lowry. msnbc's rachel maddow. author and radio talk show host bill bennett. chief "washington post" correspondent dan balz. and nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent, chuck todd. >>> and good morning. even though the olympics aren't even over, the presidential campaign has kicked in to a new gear. so, who is paul ryan? let's get to some of the key stats about someone you're going to learn a lot more about. he's 42 years old. fifth generation from janesville, wisconsin. he's a native there. seventh term in the house. he is the powerful house budget chairman. first elected to the house at the age of 28. he's catholic. married to wife janna. three children, liza, charlie and sam. we'll get m
and the governor of ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. plus, the man whose job it is to help president obama defeat the romney/ryan ticket, chief strategist for the obama campaign, david axelrod. and finally, full analysis on what this all means for the remaining 86 days of the campaign. with us, editor of the national review, rich lowry. msnbc's rachel maddow. author and radio talk show host bill bennett. chief "washington post" correspondent dan balz. and nbc's political...
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if there was one person who owned the room tuesday, it was wisconsin governor scott walker. walker, who beat back the recall effort led by labor unions. he got a heroes welcome, first at the roll call vote and then when he took the stage for his own speech to the convention. >> i'm governor scott walker. >> to governor scott walker of wisconsin. >> i caught up with walker on the floor and asked him to explain why he believes he's captured the imagination of the delegates in that arena. >> it's why i love paul ryan being on the ticket. because in the end, i think americans certainly us here, but americans in general are hungry for leadership. >> and paul ryan has the potential to rock that crowd here tonight. those delegates are going to be loving him with a christie-like message. tough love without the jersey bravado but keep this point in mind. other than sarah palin, has another vice presidential nominee actually delivered a speech that made a long-term impact? remember, this stuff is always about the nominee. that said, the romney campaign will hold 20 watch parties of ry
if there was one person who owned the room tuesday, it was wisconsin governor scott walker. walker, who beat back the recall effort led by labor unions. he got a heroes welcome, first at the roll call vote and then when he took the stage for his own speech to the convention. >> i'm governor scott walker. >> to governor scott walker of wisconsin. >> i caught up with walker on the floor and asked him to explain why he believes he's captured the imagination of the delegates in...
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the fascinating element of this is the two people that emerged out of this were scott walker and paul ryan and they showed the deficiencies in each of the candidates. obama on the leadership qualities and paul ryan, they liked his personal qualities and they thought all of those qualities were lacking in mitt romney. >> let's show what happened when you asked them what qualities would you like to see that you don't see in mitt romney. >> his relatability to the average american. >> being personable. >> sureness of convictions. >> being more personable. >> ease with people. >> of course, this gets us to the whole question of the ryan pick, because what we saw was a little bit of magic there this weekend, and presumably they will be back together again, even though they went out solo. together, they added up to more than the whole. >> well, the biggest problem is that the strength of ryan magnifies the deficiency of romney and the problem is they seem as a next door neighbor being romney, as being distant. if they had to be in an hov lane, who would they pick, they would all pick obama.
the fascinating element of this is the two people that emerged out of this were scott walker and paul ryan and they showed the deficiencies in each of the candidates. obama on the leadership qualities and paul ryan, they liked his personal qualities and they thought all of those qualities were lacking in mitt romney. >> let's show what happened when you asked them what qualities would you like to see that you don't see in mitt romney. >> his relatability to the average american....
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followed by governor scott walker and nikki haley. then the headliners ann romney and new jersey governor chris christie will give it the hard sell. if you read one thing this morning, we hear about hollywood support for barack obama. the "san francisco chronicle" has list of supporters for the republicans. starting with cindy crawford. my must read page is at facebook/jansingco. look! she wears the scarlet markings! out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections! miracle whip is tangy and sweet, not odd. [ villager 1 ] it's evil! if you'd try it, you'd know. she speaketh the truth! [ villagers gasping ] reverend? ♪ can i have some? ♪ my name is adam frucci and i'm the i love new technology,om. so when i heard that american express and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership. saving money on the things
followed by governor scott walker and nikki haley. then the headliners ann romney and new jersey governor chris christie will give it the hard sell. if you read one thing this morning, we hear about hollywood support for barack obama. the "san francisco chronicle" has list of supporters for the republicans. starting with cindy crawford. my must read page is at facebook/jansingco. look! she wears the scarlet markings! out! your kind is not welcome here! nor your odd predilections!...
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. >>> florida governor rick scott just held a press conference to talk about contingency plans as isaac approaches. sunshine state. >>> and the controversy is brewing over a firsthand account of the special forces raid that killed osama bin laden. it is written by one of the navy s.e.a.l.s who was there. the pentagon didn't know anything about it. that operation is still officially classified. we have that story next. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house... [crash!] or add a car to your policy. don't forget to ask about saving up to 10% when you combine your aut
. >>> florida governor rick scott just held a press conference to talk about contingency plans as isaac approaches. sunshine state. >>> and the controversy is brewing over a firsthand account of the special forces raid that killed osama bin laden. it is written by one of the navy s.e.a.l.s who was there. the pentagon didn't know anything about it. that operation is still officially classified. we have that story next. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through...
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this is what governor scott walker had to say about mitt romney this weekend on "meet the press." >> i think it offers unique on one hand he has a tremendous way to inspire and pump up the base. you'll see that going into the convention. at the same time as we've seen it for years in wisconsin, he has tremendous appeal to swing voters and independenters that are battleground states. >> that comes from outer space. that just came off the planet of mars. that is not the case at all. he's been in a very safe district in wisconsin. it's been redistrict to bring more republicans into his district. he basically hasn't gone against anybody in his 14 years in the congress, anybody that mounted any kind of a charge whatever. he's been in one in the safest districts. this guy is one of the biggest idealogs that they could put on. any reservation as to whether there's going to be a problem of mitt romney at the convention, you know what he's going to be? tim -- paul ryan is going to be the enforcer for the conservatives. he is on that ticket to reinforce everything that the conservatives want.
this is what governor scott walker had to say about mitt romney this weekend on "meet the press." >> i think it offers unique on one hand he has a tremendous way to inspire and pump up the base. you'll see that going into the convention. at the same time as we've seen it for years in wisconsin, he has tremendous appeal to swing voters and independenters that are battleground states. >> that comes from outer space. that just came off the planet of mars. that is not the case...
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disagreeing with mitt romney include iowa congressman tom lathem, governor terry bran stad, senator scott brown of massachusetts and arkansas senator john boozman. the american wind energy association said the number of jobs in the industry stands at 75,000 and drives up to $20 billion in private investment. here's an obama campaign video on wind energy. >> the policies that president obama has put forward has been a great benefit to a small business like mine. air and wind recent ly receiveda loan that was supported by president obama. the loan we got is directly going to help us produce two to three turbines. the loan we got has helped us sustain eight to ten people plus probably half a dozen subsuppliers. >> let's turn to a man who can counter some of the hot air coming out of the romney side. van jones, president and cofounder of rebuild the dream and the author of the book by the same name "rebuild the dream." van, welcome to the show. is mitt romney on the very wrong side of this? >> you know, it's almost an extension of his magical mystery tour overseas. every country he went to, h
disagreeing with mitt romney include iowa congressman tom lathem, governor terry bran stad, senator scott brown of massachusetts and arkansas senator john boozman. the american wind energy association said the number of jobs in the industry stands at 75,000 and drives up to $20 billion in private investment. here's an obama campaign video on wind energy. >> the policies that president obama has put forward has been a great benefit to a small business like mine. air and wind recent ly...
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scott walker of wisconsin said, our hearts go out to the victims and their families, as we all struggle to deal with the terrible violence. a man who works across the street heard the first shots and watched as the scene unfolded. he joins us on the phone. tell us everything that you saw and heard in the first moments of this tragedy today. >> hi, milissa. what happened is, i was getting stuff out of our front closet, getting ready for the work to start. i saw a police officer across the street and i thought it was just a regular arrest or sting and i heard gunshots and then i heard more officers arriving as one officer ran in. >> were you in fear for yourself at all? >> i didn't think i was going to get hurt. i just made sure i got my boss right away. i figured he knew more of what to do than i did. >> how long would you say it was before the people who were inside the temple were able to come out? >> it was definitely -- it took for the armoured vehicle to get there, i'm going to say at least an hour or two. >> you're working right across the street. you must be somewhat familiar with
scott walker of wisconsin said, our hearts go out to the victims and their families, as we all struggle to deal with the terrible violence. a man who works across the street heard the first shots and watched as the scene unfolded. he joins us on the phone. tell us everything that you saw and heard in the first moments of this tragedy today. >> hi, milissa. what happened is, i was getting stuff out of our front closet, getting ready for the work to start. i saw a police officer across the...
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last week, scott hinted he might fire sawyer. in a statement, he said, i will continue to take all necessary and appropriate action ensure that the laws are faithfully executed. sawyer responded to governor scott by saying, i honestly do take that as a threat. they're threatening to remove me. monroe county, where is it? what is it? it's a swing county in a swing state. it's gone democratic by a very thin margin. in the past three presidential elections. and if governor rick scott has his way, he will hand monroe county to mitt romney come november. we're joined tonight by mitch seizer. chairman of the broward county democratic party. he's also on the executive board of the democratic national committee as a representative of the 14 southern states. mitch, good to have you with us tonight. explain to us the power that the governor has over harry sawyer here. can he fire him? i understand sawyer is an elected official, or am i wrong on that? >> no, you're exactly right, ed. he is an elected official. he's a republican, which makes
last week, scott hinted he might fire sawyer. in a statement, he said, i will continue to take all necessary and appropriate action ensure that the laws are faithfully executed. sawyer responded to governor scott by saying, i honestly do take that as a threat. they're threatening to remove me. monroe county, where is it? what is it? it's a swing county in a swing state. it's gone democratic by a very thin margin. in the past three presidential elections. and if governor rick scott has his way,...
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also senior adviser to the obama campaign david axelrod, wisconsin governor scott walker, tom brokaw, new york jets and romney supporter woody johnson. mike allen here with the top stories in the politico playbook. first, let's go to bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill? >> good morning to you, mika, and everyone else. of course the other story grabbing the headlines yesterday with the pictures out of louisiana with the flooding, the evacuation, the power outages and everything else. thankfully all the power crews today, this is the first real day they're going to have a good chance of doing cleanup. the radar is clear. we'll see showers here and there but today the cleanup in earnest begins and the water should start retreating that piled up on the shorelines of mississippi through louisiana. as far as the nasty weather today it's going to be up in areas of arkansas and missouri. a rainy miserable day, but you need this. this is where the heart of the drought is. we're going to have beneficial rains from here on out as we watch isaac slowly moving across the country. your t
also senior adviser to the obama campaign david axelrod, wisconsin governor scott walker, tom brokaw, new york jets and romney supporter woody johnson. mike allen here with the top stories in the politico playbook. first, let's go to bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill? >> good morning to you, mika, and everyone else. of course the other story grabbing the headlines yesterday with the pictures out of louisiana with the flooding, the evacuation, the power outages and everything...
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also joining him on the podium, rick scott as well as marco rubio. he was one of the other names thrown around at vice presidential choice. we were told he was one of the last people to be told he had not been selected. as we talk to the seniors in this state, it's certainly a new energy. what we've heard from the people here is you know, we wanted marco rubio, but paul ryan's a good second choice. >> crowd size are we seeing today? this is the first event for romney without ryan. >> i think there's going to be a lot of people trying to juxtapose the events happening here. here it is, another big crowd. we've seen some of the biggest crowds over the last two days. there were intended to be three events today. the one in the middle of the day scheduled for orlando has been canceled. the local immediamedia reportin was due to exhaustion, but the campaign is telling us it is not exhaustion. it's just a question of scheduling, they have plans to be back in the orlando area again and as we discuss, florida, the sunshine state, it is important to put up so
also joining him on the podium, rick scott as well as marco rubio. he was one of the other names thrown around at vice presidential choice. we were told he was one of the last people to be told he had not been selected. as we talk to the seniors in this state, it's certainly a new energy. what we've heard from the people here is you know, we wanted marco rubio, but paul ryan's a good second choice. >> crowd size are we seeing today? this is the first event for romney without ryan....
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from denny reyhberg, linda mcmahon, heather wilson, scott brown, all saying they are against paul ryan on the medicare issue. this is just the first week of his rollout. this is the honeymoon. and then he himself started talking to the press, and he handled it roughly as well as he handled those hecklers at his first solo speech in iowa. he tried to insist he never requested stimulus money. he said "i never asked for stimulus." yeah. yeah, you did. after he got called out for lying about that the new vice presidential nominee had to backtrack saying he actually hadn't recalled, and it was a mistake when he took the stimulus money and then took the courageous step of blaming his staff. and then "the boston globe" called him out again on another program. he tried to get away with blaming president obama foreclosing an auto plant in his district, even though it closed before president obama ever became president. you want to join president bush for that one. this is week one. no honeymoon whatsoever. you can tell that mitt romney is answering questions about his tax returns. the rollout o
from denny reyhberg, linda mcmahon, heather wilson, scott brown, all saying they are against paul ryan on the medicare issue. this is just the first week of his rollout. this is the honeymoon. and then he himself started talking to the press, and he handled it roughly as well as he handled those hecklers at his first solo speech in iowa. he tried to insist he never requested stimulus money. he said "i never asked for stimulus." yeah. yeah, you did. after he got called out for lying...
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we're going to hear from scott walker later. scott walker since the recall, they've lost jobs. >> steve schmidt, in terms of republican messaging here. it seems to me like the parade of governors. one thing it is doing is trying to give a middle class message. trying to talk in terms of governance rather than in terms of ideologicals. >> the most effective leadership in the republican party is with the governors. the house republican brand, for instance, totally toxic, which is why you're not seeing house republican leadership up on the stage en masse. what i will say, though, from the right side of the stage here, in answer to chris, we don't hear a lot of president obama talking about his record in this election either. i live in a swing state. i live in nevada. those ads are about mitt romney. those ads are about mitt romney is a weird guy. mitt romney is a rich guy. mitt romney is not a person like you. and fundamentally, if president obama had been able to deliver on what he campaigned on in 2008, he would be running on a r
we're going to hear from scott walker later. scott walker since the recall, they've lost jobs. >> steve schmidt, in terms of republican messaging here. it seems to me like the parade of governors. one thing it is doing is trying to give a middle class message. trying to talk in terms of governance rather than in terms of ideologicals. >> the most effective leadership in the republican party is with the governors. the house republican brand, for instance, totally toxic, which is why...
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florida governor rick scott says no change yet for next week's republican convention. >> these officials have been working together at the convention for the past 18 months. the possibility for a hurricane has been part of that planning process. >> they say they're ready. >>> plus, our exclusive interview with senator richard lugar today just back from one more diplomatic mission, trying to safeguard syria's chemical weapons. >>> and the latest cover of "call me maybe" courtesy of u.s. troops stationed in afghanistan. ♪ >>> all-time favorite there. good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. our new nbc news battleground map gives us a window into the fight for crucial swing states for both campaigns. new poll numbers today on some of those states could send a signal to mitt romney that there are electoral votes up for grabs. "washington post" columnist and editorial writer ruth marcus joins me now. when you look at the battleground states, the nbc news breakdown today and "first read" shows there is still a real window of opportunity here. but after all of the hammering we've ha
florida governor rick scott says no change yet for next week's republican convention. >> these officials have been working together at the convention for the past 18 months. the possibility for a hurricane has been part of that planning process. >> they say they're ready. >>> plus, our exclusive interview with senator richard lugar today just back from one more diplomatic mission, trying to safeguard syria's chemical weapons. >>> and the latest cover of "call...
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. >> i think neither a politician, neither of the candidates nor neither party really walks away scott-free in this. >> that is absolutely certain. >> what's also true is we are putting a huge part of our corn production into the gas tank where it does not belong, taking it out of the food supply. so that whole ethanol scam which has been a scam for powerful corporate interests, is something that has to go and it should go right now before this builds into huge food price increases. >> dr. jeffrey sachs, this is not the last time we will entice you on to talk about food insecurity, climate change and other energy concerns. thank you for your time as always. you can read "the arctic ice crisis" in "rolling stone" on newsstands this friday. >>> in the next hour, andrea mitchell will discuss the drying up along the mississippi river and how it affects tourism throughout the u.s. that's at 1:00 eastern. >>> coming up, one of the most sweeping immigration policy changes in history faces its first test today. we look at what millions of young people can expect from the obama administration's new
. >> i think neither a politician, neither of the candidates nor neither party really walks away scott-free in this. >> that is absolutely certain. >> what's also true is we are putting a huge part of our corn production into the gas tank where it does not belong, taking it out of the food supply. so that whole ethanol scam which has been a scam for powerful corporate interests, is something that has to go and it should go right now before this builds into huge food price...
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tim scott, both macks, congressman connie mack and his wife, mary bono mack, coming up next on msnbc, chris jansing. bye-bye. and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership. saving money on the things you want. to me, that's the membership effect. nice boots! we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back.
tim scott, both macks, congressman connie mack and his wife, mary bono mack, coming up next on msnbc, chris jansing. bye-bye. and twitter were teaming up, i was pretty interested. turns out you just sync your american express card securely to your twitter account, tweet specific hashtags, and you'll get offers on things you love. this totally changes the way i think about membership. saving money on the things you want. to me, that's the membership effect. nice boots! we asked total strangers...
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that they voted no on paul ryan from denny rehberg in montana to chris collins in new york state, to scott brown in massachusetts, linda mcmahon in connecticut, all republicans all saying they are against paul ryan on the medicare issue. this is all just the first week of his roll-out as the vice presidential nominee. this is the honeymoon. and then he himself started talking to the press, and he handled it roughly as well as he handled the hekkerhekker a aahe speech. he tried to get away with saying he never requested stimulus money. he said, i never asked for stimulus. yeah, yeah, you did. after he got called out for lying about that, the new vice presidential nominee had to backtrack, saying actually he just hadn't recalled and it was a mistake when he did ask for the stimulus money, and oh, yeah, then he took the courageous stance of blaming it on his staff. the boston globe nailed him again today, finding another federal program he had attacked and called wasteful even while he was getting funds from it for his own district. we'll see if he blamed a staffer for that as well. he also t
that they voted no on paul ryan from denny rehberg in montana to chris collins in new york state, to scott brown in massachusetts, linda mcmahon in connecticut, all republicans all saying they are against paul ryan on the medicare issue. this is all just the first week of his roll-out as the vice presidential nominee. this is the honeymoon. and then he himself started talking to the press, and he handled it roughly as well as he handled the hekkerhekker a aahe speech. he tried to get away with...
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we're already seeing scott brown in massachusetts doing that. >> what do you think about paul ryan has a gen-xor? >> he may scare the older white folk. >> yes, a younger guy. he loves led zeppelin. we made a big deal about that on monday. he seems somewhat relatable. he's a cheese head. he's a real guy. we can wrap our heads around that. but then he's the super wong. it's not that charismatic that figure that anybody outside can wrap their head around. >> blanket statements all around here. let's be honest. no one mitt romney was going to pick would have had all of you folks saying, this is great. i think this is a really excellent choice. >> this is great. this is an excellent choice. >> haven't some democrats said that? some democrats are excited to see paul ryan on board because he has to own the budget that he wants to put forward. >> absolutely. but if you really believe this budget that does not exist except on paper is going to define the mitt romney campaign for the next two months, i think that's a little nearsighted. >> he'll have to put on his own ideas and distinguish them
we're already seeing scott brown in massachusetts doing that. >> what do you think about paul ryan has a gen-xor? >> he may scare the older white folk. >> yes, a younger guy. he loves led zeppelin. we made a big deal about that on monday. he seems somewhat relatable. he's a cheese head. he's a real guy. we can wrap our heads around that. but then he's the super wong. it's not that charismatic that figure that anybody outside can wrap their head around. >> blanket...
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he suggested scott brown should be careful in what he is saying. i read that, i said, holy smokes. these folks, they don't get it at all. they're all about ideology and making sure they get the conservatives in office. sam, do you think this will affect the race to the point where claire mccaskill would retain her seat? >> sure. already, he was the least formidable of the three missouri candidates in the primary. she won out by him losing. and she wants him to stay in the race. there's no other way around it. we did an interview with the senator this morning. she talked about how it wood be terrible if the national republican party would meddle in the senate race and pick a candidate. she wants todd akin in there. to the larger point, you know, this is opening up a real divide within the republican ranks, and i think you and joan hit the point really on the head, which is that people look at this debate from a distance and say, well, they're not really condemning necessarily the policy that he's espousing. they're condemning the dumbness of the language. that more than anything els
he suggested scott brown should be careful in what he is saying. i read that, i said, holy smokes. these folks, they don't get it at all. they're all about ideology and making sure they get the conservatives in office. sam, do you think this will affect the race to the point where claire mccaskill would retain her seat? >> sure. already, he was the least formidable of the three missouri candidates in the primary. she won out by him losing. and she wants him to stay in the race. there's no...
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but scott brown is so likable. and he is of massachusetts. >> oh, she is too. >> no, she's not. he could run a perfect campaign. and like you said, we could wake up -- >> to me, who wins in worcester? >> one more thing to do before we go to break. yesterday morning, this is very important, in wolfeboro, new hampshire, with the press pool following closely behind him. i don't know how that happened. just this kind of strange, random thing, mitt romney did some errands. he went to a local hardware store. >> governor, what'd you buy? >> uh, hardware stuff. >> what are you building? >> going to the grocery store now. >> all right. he got his "hardware stuff," now on to the grocery store, where the shopping list included wild cherry diet pepsi -- very bad for you. caffeine free coke. also horrible. greek yogurt and two ears of corn. >> greek yogurt is the hottest thing going. >> so what's wrong with american yogurt, chuck todd? >> it's not made in the usa. >> yesterday was the first day, we have something the president gets. it's called a protective pool, where there is constantly a
but scott brown is so likable. and he is of massachusetts. >> oh, she is too. >> no, she's not. he could run a perfect campaign. and like you said, we could wake up -- >> to me, who wins in worcester? >> one more thing to do before we go to break. yesterday morning, this is very important, in wolfeboro, new hampshire, with the press pool following closely behind him. i don't know how that happened. just this kind of strange, random thing, mitt romney did some errands. he...
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bold on something, whether it was marco rubio talking about his tea party ideals in 2010 or even what scott walker did in wisconsin or even arizona governor jane brewer on immigration did, when they go with something bold, no matter how controversial, they see it as a winner. that americans are going to reward boldness. when you look inside all these poll numbers and see that medicare is the one government program that is more popular than all the others, it is very dangerous terrain. you look back to past contests where republicans and even democrats have lost on the issue of medicare. this is a really tough act for mitt romney. they do think this could be a winner. but, boy, it has a lot of republicans thinking it's risky. >> romney was in florida yesterday where he was asked about the differences between his plan for medicare compared to his running mate. take a listen to what he said. >> my plan for medicare is very similar to his plan for medicare which is do not change the program for current retirees or near retirees. but do not do what the president's done, and that is to cut $700 b
bold on something, whether it was marco rubio talking about his tea party ideals in 2010 or even what scott walker did in wisconsin or even arizona governor jane brewer on immigration did, when they go with something bold, no matter how controversial, they see it as a winner. that americans are going to reward boldness. when you look inside all these poll numbers and see that medicare is the one government program that is more popular than all the others, it is very dangerous terrain. you look...
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and he said i'm governor scott walker. and it was -- it was erupted. a spontaneous standing ovation. and in many ways. and i think ted cruz thought he was going to be the big sort of -- the tea party star. i would say last -- i came away -- scott walker is the tea party star. >> i don't think there's any question about it. you can just cue up the presidential run at some point. there's no doubt. look, i think what scott walker also represents is something bigger as it relates to his recall election or the fact that he won his recall election. is that as you saw a lot of tea party groups and evangelical groups on the ground for months, sometimes up to a year, actually, in wisconsin helping this guy out. we interviewed scott walker about three or four months ago before the recall. and i got to tell you, he was talking this teavangelical talk. he is. he may not like the label, who likes a label, but the truth is he represents a mind-set of a teavangelical, conservative christian breaking bread with the tea party. >> we were talking about it. to me it is s
and he said i'm governor scott walker. and it was -- it was erupted. a spontaneous standing ovation. and in many ways. and i think ted cruz thought he was going to be the big sort of -- the tea party star. i would say last -- i came away -- scott walker is the tea party star. >> i don't think there's any question about it. you can just cue up the presidential run at some point. there's no doubt. look, i think what scott walker also represents is something bigger as it relates to his...
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we saw scott walker in that recall turn it into a choice as well. it's more about mitt romney and things he has to work on heading into his convention next week. >> which of these poll numbers do you think are the most illustrative. the head-to-head, you've got the advantage. right track, wrong track, that's a big number. >> that's right. that's the head wind i was talking about for president obama. you have 6 in 10 who actually think the country is headed on the right track. never a good number for the incumbent. also when you look at the broad gauges of people's confidence about the economy, whether that kind of economic pessimism really seems to actually be hurting president obama, but then when you look at everything else in our poll right now, there are deep doubts and challenges that mitt romney has to encounter as well. >> what about the numbers in the poll which show that the president has this huge advantage when it comes to the gut questions, the questions about how you feel, about whether you care about the issues that most concern you? >
we saw scott walker in that recall turn it into a choice as well. it's more about mitt romney and things he has to work on heading into his convention next week. >> which of these poll numbers do you think are the most illustrative. the head-to-head, you've got the advantage. right track, wrong track, that's a big number. >> that's right. that's the head wind i was talking about for president obama. you have 6 in 10 who actually think the country is headed on the right track. never...
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interview with scott pele where they talked about new stuff, so new that at one point ann romney told a pretty emotional stuff about their past and governor romney said he had never heard that story. so it's new stuff for him, there should be new stuff for the country. >> al gore did not become president and peggy noonan did not write the speech. >> you're saying peggy didn't write romney's speech? >> right. >> gore won the popular vote. >> people forget -- >> he didn't become president. >> in a moment like this and they both -- al gore turned his campaign around with a one-two punch of lieberman and figuring out how to define himself as his own man. it's as good of a convention speech of getting out of this box that he was in for a long time. >> if you sit back, the real battlefield of this campaign is both sides providing new information about romney. the obamas are baked in i like to think that he's in second place but nobody's in first place. romney has to move from third to first. the obama campaign is all about providing new bad information about romney from their point of view
interview with scott pele where they talked about new stuff, so new that at one point ann romney told a pretty emotional stuff about their past and governor romney said he had never heard that story. so it's new stuff for him, there should be new stuff for the country. >> al gore did not become president and peggy noonan did not write the speech. >> you're saying peggy didn't write romney's speech? >> right. >> gore won the popular vote. >> people forget --...
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wisconsin governor scott walker with me. you got emotional during the speech. >> i did. >> explain. >> i knew paul well. i grew up down the road from him. what he said was not written on a teleprompter. when he talked about his dad, growing up with his mother, those stories were true to who he was, and particularly talking about the gm plant. a lot of folks went into janesville to go into the gm plant, when he talked about obama promising the plant, and it closed, that's the real deal. it shows it's not just some concept. this is the real deal in places like janesville. >> let me ask you about wisconsin and whether it's truly in play for november. a, do you believe that? b, how much does that have to do with you coming out on top in the recall? >> we thought when we won by a bigger margin than we won in two years ago, you can't win with more than 200,000 more votes with just conservatives and republicans, it takes independent and swing democrats, they came out and told us what they wanted. they wanted leaders who were bold,
wisconsin governor scott walker with me. you got emotional during the speech. >> i did. >> explain. >> i knew paul well. i grew up down the road from him. what he said was not written on a teleprompter. when he talked about his dad, growing up with his mother, those stories were true to who he was, and particularly talking about the gm plant. a lot of folks went into janesville to go into the gm plant, when he talked about obama promising the plant, and it closed, that's the...
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scott tipton out of colorado, trouble? >> yeah. he has to worry about his re-election race. house republican leaders have been going to colorado helping him out and that's really -- i mean john boehner we know loves to golf but not golfed that much in august. >> oh, my goodness. >> you can't assume anything. >> we always have after these huge swing elections and, of course, volatile, you can't assume anything. >> and in 2010, under the leadership of michael steele, the republicans picked up an extraordinary number of house seats that always seems two years later to lead to a washout. will the tide go back out far enough to make nancy pelosi speaker again? >> no, i don't think so. >> does anybody on the hill believe that? >> well, nancy pelosi and steny hoyer do. >> other than those two? >> no. if you have to look back to 1964, and that was a big election, that the president in power gained more than 25 seats. that's what nancy pelosi needs. she needs 25 seats. and if she's going to become speaker again, she may need 35 seats, and democrats are not going to vote for her. >> t
scott tipton out of colorado, trouble? >> yeah. he has to worry about his re-election race. house republican leaders have been going to colorado helping him out and that's really -- i mean john boehner we know loves to golf but not golfed that much in august. >> oh, my goodness. >> you can't assume anything. >> we always have after these huge swing elections and, of course, volatile, you can't assume anything. >> and in 2010, under the leadership of michael steele,...
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the papers, the name of the dead, six young marines, lance corporal gregory buckley, staff sergeant scott dickerson, gunnery sergeant ryan guess ki, captain manukian, sergeant sky moat, average age 23 years of age, six marines, dead in afghanistan, nobody talking about it. >> it continues. >> neither candidate mentions it. >> they don't want to mention it. it's, you know, barack obama's the one who tripled down on the war, when he shouldn't have, and mitt romney actually wants to stay there longer. >> yeah. >> and has a running mate who actually voted against even withdrawing in 2014. everybody wants to prove that they're tough on foreign policy. >> or not talk about it. >> or afghanistan. >> or not talk about it. >> just not talk about it. the way they do that is by continuing to send young men and women to their deaths in a war they know they're never going to control. >> to what end? >> will never win the exit strategy. they will not win the exit strategy. we've been saying it for four years. and young americans have been dying. they've been tripling the number of troops and it's going
the papers, the name of the dead, six young marines, lance corporal gregory buckley, staff sergeant scott dickerson, gunnery sergeant ryan guess ki, captain manukian, sergeant sky moat, average age 23 years of age, six marines, dead in afghanistan, nobody talking about it. >> it continues. >> neither candidate mentions it. >> they don't want to mention it. it's, you know, barack obama's the one who tripled down on the war, when he shouldn't have, and mitt romney actually wants...